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The site above might be in the right vicinity, but doesn't look recognisable from the video and pictures, which look much more like a small enclosed garden
The angle the video was shot from could easily hide the actual extent of the garden. He seems to have ignored the big open area and decided to land and take off as close to the house as possible..
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The angle the video was shot from could easily hide the actual extent of the garden. He seems to have ignored the big open area and decided to land and take off as close to the house as possible..
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I’ve seen nothing to show that his impact area was either his approach or departure point; it’s quite conceivable that he could have approached to the open paddock then taxied in to the shut down spot. Similarly he could have been intending to taxi back out to an open area for departure but stuffed up and caught the tail, as previously discussed.
Well maybe because he had just dropped off a terminally ill person who wasn't really up to walking long distances?
Well maybe because he had just dropped off a terminally ill person who wasn't really up to walking long distances?
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At the cost of one helicopter and a huge potential for collateral damage - a wheelchair would have sufficed if he was that poorly, he was well enough to go flying after all.
Like when the cameras are rolling, good judgement can be lost in the heat of the moment.
There are many videos on youtube and live leak of special occasions going wrong.
Seemingly mundane activities, or even ones done many times before, can have unforeseen risks especially when a helicopter is involved.
It wouldn't be the first time that an over eagerness to please resulted in an accident.
Like when the cameras are rolling, good judgement can be lost in the heat of the moment.
There are many videos on youtube and live leak of special occasions going wrong.
Seemingly mundane activities, or even ones done many times before, can have unforeseen risks especially when a helicopter is involved.
Like when the cameras are rolling, good judgement can be lost in the heat of the moment.
There are many videos on youtube and live leak of special occasions going wrong.
Seemingly mundane activities, or even ones done many times before, can have unforeseen risks especially when a helicopter is involved.
Not sure how the Robinson is related. You could argue that those machines are more often than not flown by the relatively inexperienced, private pilots, but that does not make it the helicopter’s fault. I bet if all low timers flew a 206 (or whatever tool of choice) the accident rate on them would be higher too.
Picture which seems to show quite slope is form this article https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan...channel=social
Not sure how the Robinson is related. You could argue that those machines are more often than not flown by the relatively inexperienced, private pilots, but that does not make it the helicopter’s fault. I bet if all low timers flew a 206 (or whatever tool of choice) the accident rate on them would be higher too.
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Not sure how the Robinson is related. You could argue that those machines are more often than not flown by the relatively inexperienced, private pilots, but that does not make it the helicopter’s fault. I bet if all low timers flew a 206 (or whatever tool of choice) the accident rate on them would be higher too.
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Agreed John, that is why I said take off and landing as opposed to approach and departure.
Hmmm. So your lift to the hover prior to hover taxiing to the departure point for take off is your take off? Maybe too much time spent on wheeled machines crab@
I am flying 2 skidded types at the moment at a civil airport and the nice man from ATC lets me air taxy to the runway (I have left the ground so I have taken off) and then clears me for departure, not take off.
Or do you not count time spent in the hover as flying time in Oz?
He didn't start the accident by hitting the tail rotor, otherwise the acft would have rotated right instead of left.